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UICC Expert Speakers
Information and Bio's on Dive
Industry Experts that Present at UICC |
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About Our Experts
One of the many things
that sets our programs apart from others is our ability
to have leading experts in the dive community guest
lecture in our programs and courses. Below is a
sampling of just some of the regular speakers that teach
and lecture for our underwater programs: |
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Speaker |
Background |
Holger Brix, PhD. |
Topics Presented
Oceanography
Bio
1997 Diploma (M.Sc.) Meteorology, University of
Hamburg, Germany
2001 Dr. rer.-nat. (Ph.D.), Physics (Physical
Oceanography), University of Bremen, Germany
2001-2006 Post-Doctoral Researcher,
Biogeochemical Group, IGPP, University of
California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
since 2006 Assistant Researcher, IGPP, AOS,
JIFRESSE, University of California Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, CA
since 2006 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA, Los
Angeles, CA
Teaching for UCLA:
AOS1, Climate Change: From Puzzles to Policy
AOS3, Introduction to the Atmospheric
Environment
AOS103, Physical Oceanography
AOS105/EEB139, Introduction to Chemical
Oceanography
Water sports experience:
Competitive swimming (age 14-16), Bavarian state
championships, Germany
Youth Diving Certification
Sea Kayaking Instructor for the UCLA Marina
Aquatic Center since 2005 |
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Speaker |
Background |
Peter den Haan |
Topics Presented
Technical Diving
Bio
By profession, Peter has been a Mechanical
Engineer for more than 25 years. He has taken
his engineering experience and implemented a
high standard of training at Progressive Diving
Institute and with its staff. With over a 1000
logged dives, Peter specializes in pushing the
state of the art in both training and equipment,
while maintaining the enjoyment of scuba diving
as the priority for himself and the students.
Peter founded Progressive Diving Institute in
1994 with his mission to provide high quality
instruction in all aspects of Scuba Diving from
Basic to Instructor, as well as Technical and
Rebreather Instruction. As an Instructor Trainer
& Course Director he passes this philosophy on
to his instructors. |
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Speaker |
Background |
Glen Egstrom, PhD. |
Topics Presented
Physiology of Diving
Bio
CURRENT
Professor of Kinesiology, (Emeritus)
University of California, Los Angeles
Director, Underwater Kinesiology Laboratory
Faculty, 1954-to date
EDUCATION
UCLA Master's Degree
University of Southern California Ph.D.
POSITIONS
Principal Investigator, UCLA Diving Safety
Research Project for the evaluation of diving
equipment, emergency procedures and training
methods 1965-1999
Diving Safety Officer
Scuba Training Program
UCLA
1961- to date
National Association of Underwater Instructors
Past President, 1970-1975
Advisory Board, 1975-to date
Member, 1966-1999
Course Director or Training Director for 34
underwater instructor courses and special
courses on recent developments in equipment for
underwater work.
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
1962-1999
Research Scientist, Naval Medical Research
Institute, Environmental Stress Program,
1975-1988
Our World Underwater Scholarship Society
Executive Committee, 1972-1992
Chairman, 1983-1987
National Swimming Pool Safety Committee,
Steering Committee, Research Committee Chairman,
1987-1991
American Academy of Underwater Sciences,
Executive Committee, 1980-1989
President, 1989
Member, 1980-1999
National Association Search and Rescue
Member, 1988-1999
Diving Safety Advisor to Diving Safety and Water
Rescue Committee, 1992
Council for National Cooperation in Aquatica,
Member, 1981-1992
National Advisory Committee on Aquatic Safety,
1986-1992
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society,
1970-1999
AWARDS
NAUI, Leonard Greenstone Dive Safety Award, 1976
NOGI Award, Underwater Society of America
Distinguished Service, 1969
Science, 1982
Oceaneering International Award - Undersea
Medical Society
DEMA Reaching Out Award, 1989; DEMA Hall of
Fame, 1989
PUBLICATIONS
Over 100 publications related to aquatic sports
and scuba diving safety, including the Diving
Equipment and Human Performance chapters in the
publication, 'Diving Medicine' edited by Alfred
A. Bove, W.B. Saunders, 1997. |
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Speaker |
Background |
M. David Henry |
Topics Presented
Physics
Bio
M. David Henry is a Phd candidate in Applied
Physics at California Institute of Technology
working in semiconductor fabrication and nuclear
magnetic resonance. He is currently holds a
Hertz Foundation Fellowship.
He holds a M.Sc from California Institute of
Technology in Applied Physics, a B.Sc in Applied
Mathematics and a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering
with Honors from University of Arizona. Prior
to his education, David served 6 years in the
United States Navy on nuclear submarines as both
a nuclear reactor operator and as a Navy diver.
He is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and a
certified technical diver. He is an experienced
gas blender and has been a practicing certified
equipment repair technician for over 10 years.
David has been diving for over 13 years. |
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Speaker |
Background |
Karl Huggins, PhD. |
Topics Presented
Decompression Theory
Bio
Karl Huggins has been the Program Manager for
the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber Facility at the
USC Wrigley Marine Science Center since 1992. He
started diving in 1977 and has been a NAUI
Instructor since 1980.
He is noted for his work in decompression theory
and models, which resulted in the Michigan Sea
Grant (HUGI) tables and his participation in the
development of the EDGE dive computer. Karl
enjoys educating divers in the area of
decompression (making divers more aware of the
limitations of dive tables and computers) and
diving safety. To that end he has given hundreds
of lectures, seminars, and workshops as a
featured speaker at conferences around the
world.
He has authored many articles and publications
on decompression theory, including, most
recently, "The Dynamics of Decompression
Workbook," and contributing to "Dive Computers -
A Consumer's Guide to History, Theory, and
Performance." Karl is the 1990 recipient of the
Leonard Greenstone Diving Safety Award, the
DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year for 1993, the 2004
Conrad Limbaugh Memorial Award for Scientific
Diving Leadership and the 2008 California Scuba
Service Award. |
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Speaker |
Background |
Ken Kurtis |
Topics Presented
Business of Diving
Bio
Ken Kurtis got certified in 1978 as part of a
radio station promotion to set a Guinness record
for underwater broadcasting. He became a NAUI
Instructor in 1980 and has taught thousands of
people over the years. He's logged close to 5000
dives, still actively teaches everything from
entry-level on up, and confesses his favorite
class to teach is Fish Identification.
Ken leads many foreign trips (Sea of Cortez,
Yap, Palau, Bonaire, Midway Island, Fiji,
Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Cayman, and the
Bahamas are just a few of the stamps in his
passport) as well as diving locally. He's served
as chairman of Chamber Day/Eve since the early
90s, has been a volunteer Diver/Team Leader at
the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach since
1998, and shoots photos & writes for local and
national scuba publications. Ken also serves a
Forensic Consultant to the Los Angeles County
Coroner for scuba fatalities, providing gear
testing and accident analysis. In addition, he
works as an expert witness for the law firms
that handle defense for suits brought against
NAUI or PADI stores and instructors.
Ken has been the owner of Reef Seekers Dive Co.
in Beverly Hills since 1988. One of L.A.'s
larger and more active local dive shops, Reef
Seekers operated as a full-service dive center
offering sales, service, training, and trips.
Due to a lease issue, the retail storefront was
closed at the end of 2006, but the shop still
exists in a virtual world (www.reefseekers.com)
and now concentrates on local and foreign trips,
along with some advanced training.
Ken has written and lectured extensively on the
business side of diving and in his talk for UICC
will cover area relating to shop operations, how
the instructor fits in to the big picture,
economic models, legal aspects that you need to
consider, marketing, and whatever else strikes
his fancy. The talk will be presented in a very
free-form format, with plenty of time for
questions and interactions from the UICC
candidates. |
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Speaker |
Background |
Dr. Tom Millington |
Topics Presented
Medical Aspects of Diving, Dive Emergencies
Bio
Board Certified Family Practice, Undersea and
Hyperbaric Medicine and Certified Wound
Specialist. Certified by NAUI in 1979,
specialty is underwater photography. Medical
Director for Polytechnic College of Oceaneering
and Engineering in L A and San Diego, and also
Santa Barbara City College-Marine Tech Dept.
Teach at both colleges.
Medical consultant and underwater photographer
for Ventura County Sheriff's Underwater Search &
Rescue team. Has been Medical Director of Los
Robles Hospital's Hyperbaric Dept, and then St
John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Hyperbaric
Dept. Now working in Hyperbarics at Bakersfield
Memorial Hospital and the soon to be opened
Valley Presbyterian Hospital's Wound Care &
Hyperbaric Dept. I have my own private office
for wound care and diving medicine in Thousand
Oaks.
Authored over a dozen papers on diving medicine,
carbon monoxide poisoning, chronic wound care
and diabetic foot wound care. Lectures around
the country on diving medicine and also wound
care, and also have lectured in the Netherlands,
Cuba, Malaysia, the Maldives, Sidney Australia,
Honduras and Nicaragua. Have set up hyperbaric
clinics in both Honduras and Nicaragua. |
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Speaker |
Background |
Glynn Palmer |
Topics Presented
Regulator Function and Identification
Bio
Glynn Palmer, owner and chief engineer of Malibu
Scuba Repair has over 20 years experience in
maintaining and overhauling scuba equipment.
Glynn received his technical education in
England and the United States, and is a PADI
Course Director.
Malibu Scuba Repair is the primary regulator and
valve repair provider for seven quality Dive
Stores in Southern California and serves a wide
clientele of recreational and technical divers.
As a dive professional I know and appreciate the
importance of dive equipment maintenance and
servicing. Having equipment you can rely on can
be a matter of life and death. Make sure you
have your equipment inspected, serviced and
repaired at least annually by an experienced
professional. |
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Speaker |
Background |
Mike Schaadt |
Topics Presented
Marine Life Identification
Bio
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA) is a facility of
the City of Los Angeles, Department of
Recreation and Parks. The Director guides the
activities of this public aquarium with a $3
million annual budget, 35 full-time and 65
part-time staff, over 500 volunteers and annual
attendance of about 300,000. The Director is a
liaison to the FRIENDS of CMA, a non-profit,
fundraising group whose membership and Board of
Directors support the mission of CMA.
Mike Schaadt is the fourth director in the 70+
year history of CMA following Dr. William H.
Lloyd, John M. Olguin and, most recently, Dr.
Susanne Lawrenz-Miller.
Born, raised and educated in Southern
California, Mike has been involved in formal and
informal marine science education for more than
30 years. He graduated with a Bachelors degree
in Marine Biology and a Master's degree in
Biology from CSULB. Mike has taught biology at
local community colleges and brings to his job a
strong background in science education. He has a
keen interest in finding novel ways to motivate
people to learn about and care for the oceans.
His research interest is the natural history of
plankton with special emphasis on deepsea forms.
He has been a SCUBA diver for over 25 years and
is an avid ocean swimmer spending many of his
lunch hours swimming at Cabrillo Beach.
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Speaker |
Background |
Mark Williams |
Topics Presented
Risk Management
Bio
Mr. Williams joined LaFollette Johnson in 2003
after practicing law for 24 years as an
insurance defense attorney. Prior to joining
LaFollette Johnson, Mr. Williams engaged in the
solo practice of insurance defense work from
1997 to 2003. Prior to that, he was senior trial
counsel, product liability, for Wausau Insurance
Company from 1992 to 1997. Prior to that, he was
a shareholder with the Law Offices of
Breidenbach, Swainston, Crispo & Way of Los
Angeles.
Mr. Williams has tried in excess of 60 cases in
Superior Courts in California and in the United
States District Courts in California, Colorado
and Texas. Mr. Williams is rated AV by
Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the State
Bar of California, and is admitted to practice
in the United States District Court for the
Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern
Districts of California and the United States
Supreme Court.
Mr. Williams received his B.A. in History from
California State University at Los Angeles in
1972. He received his J.D. from the University
of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 1979.
Mr. Williams was born on April 13, 1950 in
Glendale, California. An Eagle Scout, parent and
sustaining member of the Calvin Coolidge
Elementary P.T.A., Mr. Williams is the former
cub master of Cub Pack 258, San Gabriel,
California and a former little league coach. A
certified scuba diver since the 1960s, Mr.
Williams is also certified as a scuba instructor
with the County of Los Angeles and is registered
as a scientific diver with the American Academy
of Underwater Scientists. He serves as a
volunteer scientific diver at the Aquarium of
the Pacific in Long Beach. Mr. Williams is a
member of the board of directors of the Los
Angeles County Underwater Instructors'
Association, which advises the L.A. County Parks
and Recreation Department in matters related to
the County's scuba diving programs. |
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Guests Welcome
If you are a former ADP or UICC
graduate, we welcome you to attend any classroom lecture
for our currently operating programs or courses.
It's a great way to stay up to date and informed, all we
ask that you call ahead and let us know that you are
interested in attending.
For more information, or to reserve a seat, call (323)
726-2155 or email us at
info@lacountyscuba.com. |
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